Nov 18, 2008 christopher wool is widely recognized as one of the worlds most important painters. This artist s book emerged from a joint project between the writermusician richard hell and the painter christopher wool and focuses on their mutual interest in experiences associated with reading. Feb 21, 2014 the most comprehensive examination to date of the work of christopher wool, one of the most important abstract painters of his generation, this exhibition presents nearly 90 paintings, photographs. The most comprehensive examination to date of the work of christopher wool, one of the most important abstract painters of his generation, this. Christopher wool has 20 books on goodreads with 198 ratings. Christopher wool, westtexaspsychosculpture collector daily. Through woven, we showcase the collaborative approach that has driven the company since it was founded in 2000. Wools work is hard to track down in book form unless you have a ton of money. Wool, christopher christopher wool artist page with links to monographs, museum exhibition catalogs, criticism, catalogues raisonnes, related. Christopher wool is a contemporary american painter.
Learn about the broad collection artist christopher wool. In another group of early paintings, wool used commercial rollers to apply. In this short video excerpt christopher wool talks about some aspects of his art. One of top contemporary artists in america, christopher wool is bestknown for his monumental word art made between the late1980s and early2000s consisting of black stencilled words on a white background. In this artists book, christopher wool born 1955 layers photos of backyard debris and dusty roads, of texan wilderness and scenes rife with sculptural properties. He left for manhattan after a year and attended classes at the new york studio school. This book throws the recent developments in the work of american artist christopher wool into sharp focus.
This book documents christopher wools born 1955 2017 exhibition at berlins galerie max hetzler, at the center of which is a torso made out of pigmented concrete, surrounded by largescale paintings and works on paper in which wool works through his own oeuvre and references from art history. In this artists book, christopher wool born 1955 layers photos of backyard debris and dusty roads, of texan. Oct 25, 20 christopher wool is one of many painters who have experimented with bringing their medium to extinction. Thus the pictures are imbued with the history of their own making. In this artists book from 2018, christopher wool layers photos of backyard debris and dusty roads, of texan wilderness and found. This book sealed wools status as a musthave artist among collectors of blueship contemporary art. Christopher farr cloth presents woven, at paris deco off. Two realities invade each other and their overlapping actualities collapse into an artistic reality beyond the moment caught by the. Since the late 1970s, christopher wool has readdressed and expanded the process of painting. Eleven paintings and largeformat silkscreens from 2007 that were exhibited together at galerie max hetzler in berlin are presented on beautiful tipin color plates that reveal all the richness of nuances in an oeuvre which has become ever more subtle, ever more painterly. Books by christopher wool author of christopher wool. Christopher wools most popular book is pass the bitch chicken. Silo is a series of postapocalyptic science fiction books by american writer hugh howey.
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Aug 28, 2018 in this artists book, christopher wool born 1955 layers photos of backyard debris and dusty roads, of texan wilderness and scenes rife with sculptural properties. Making a name in the new york art scene in the early 1980s, christopher wool is best known for his word paintings, white canvases with black stenciled letters spelling out text like sell the house, sell the car, sell the kids in his 1998 work apocalypse now. Christopher wool is one of many painters who have experimented with bringing their medium to extinction. We can talk but you cant quote christopher wool 2 titel trockel, rosemarie wool, christopher bacchetta, veronique watton, barrett tittel, cornelius meire, mike etc. Mar 01, 2008 this book throws the recent developments in the work of american artist christopher wool into sharp focus. In 1972, he enrolled at sarah lawrence college in bronxville, new york, where he studied painting with richard pousettedart. Christopher wools work emerged in the 1980s when neoexpressionist painting had achieved ascendancy not only in new york but also in germany and italy.
Christopher wool westtexaspsychosculpture paperback. Christopher wool is best known for his paintings of large, black, stenciled letters on white canvases, but he possesses a wide range of styles. The series started in 2011 with the short story wool, which was later published together with four sequel novellas as a novel with the same name. He played in the first wave of bands that brought attention to cbgb and became famous in 1977 as the auteur of the album blank. Richard hell was one of the originators of punk music. In the 1980s, christopher wool was doing a neopop sort of painting using commercial. Since the 1980s, wools art has incorporated issues surrounding postconceptual ideas. Woven unveils our latest fabric collection, featuring new works from kit kemp with an exclusive launch of our very first passementerie collection.
Christopher wool, untitled, 2018, oil and silkscreen on paper, 44. In his early paintings, wool used commercial rollers to apply decorative effects on. He played in the first wave of bands that brought attention to cbgb and became famous in 1977 as the auteur of the album blank generation. Making a name in the new york art scene in the early 1980s, christopher wool is best known for his word paintings, white aluminum panels with black stenciled letters spelling out text like sell the house, sell the car, sell the kids in his 1998 work apocalypse now. Christopher wools work emerged in the 1980s when neoexpressionist painting had achieved ascendancy not only in. Yard in this artists book, christopher wool born 1955 layers photos of backyard debris and dusty roads, of texan wilderness and scenes rife with sculptural properties. Oct 09, 2014 value of christopher wool painting rises 350,000 percent eileen kinsella, october 9, 2014 a print by jim kempner, on sale in the dealers booth at the 2014 downtown art fair. Christopher wool may be best known for his paintings of large, black, stenciled letters on white canvases, but he actually works in a wide range of styles and with an array of painterly techniques, including spray painting, hand painting, and screen printing. Christopher wool yard by christopher wool, 9783947127078, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Christopher wool, narodni galerie, prague exhibition 1 of. Christopher wool by christopher wool, paperback barnes. The pages were quality and glossy but the book itself was so. Christopher wool prints and multiples 19 for sale at 1stdibs.
In this artists book, christopher wool born 1955 layers photos of backyard debris and dusty roads, of texan wilderness and scenes rife with sculptural. Influenced by the punk and no wave movements of the early 1970s, he is also know for his bleak photographic explorations of urban landscapes. Christopher wool exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography. Christopher wool richard hell essay gagosian quarterly. Christopher wool was born in 1955 and grew up in chicago.
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